By Melissa F. Priebe, Originally published by CLASP
A new, revolutionary space celebrated a grand opening on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, as project leaders cut the ribbon to present the Leinweber Innovation Laboratory to the University of Michigan and the greater science community.
The $6.1 million project was donated to the U-M Department of Climate and Space (also CLASP) by the Leinweber Foundation, which was founded by software entrepreneur Larry Leinweber. Since 2010, Larry Leinweber and his wife Claudia Babiarz have supported students and programs at U-M, including in Michigan Engineering, the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the Medical School, and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.